New York A 7832: Relates to physical therapist assistants

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A07832 Summary:

BILL NOA07832 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04892-B

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SPONSORHyndman

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COSPNSRSeawright, McDonald, Davila, Buttenschon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §6738, Ed L

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Provides that supervision by a licensed physical therapist of a physical therapist assistant shall be continuous but shall not require the physical presence of the licensed physical therapist at the time and place where services are being performed; requires a licensed physical therapist to be available for consultation with the physical therapist assistant or the patient within a reasonable amount of time.

Go to top A07832 Actions:

BILL NOA07832 

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04/11/2025referred to higher education

05/06/2025reported 

05/08/2025advanced to third reading cal.132

05/12/2025substituted by s4892b

&nbspS04892 AMEND=B STAVISKY

&nbsp02/14/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

&nbsp03/04/20251ST REPORT CAL.458

&nbsp03/05/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp03/19/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4892A

&nbsp03/20/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4892B

&nbsp04/28/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/28/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp04/28/2025referred to higher education

&nbsp05/12/2025substituted for a7832

&nbsp05/12/2025ordered to third reading cal.132

&nbsp06/12/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/12/2025returned to senate

&nbsp11/17/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp11/21/2025SIGNED CHAP.549

Go to topA07832 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:05/06/2025AYE/NAY:26/0 Action: Favorable HyndmanAyeSmullenAye

LupardoAyeSmithAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

SimonAyeReillyAye

McDonaldAyeMillerAye

Bichotte HermelAyeGrayAye

McMahonAyePirozzoloAye

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiAye

ClarkAye

ForrestAye

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightAye

EachusAye

SayeghAye

ReyesAye

GriffinAye

KellesAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA07832 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA07832 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7832

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to physical therapist
 assistants

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision a of section 6738 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 511 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 a. A "physical therapist assistant" means a person licensed in accord-
 5 ance with this article who works under the direction and supervision of
 6 a licensed physical therapist performing such patient related activities
 7 as are assigned by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of phys-
 8 ical therapist assistants shall not include evaluation, testing, inter-
 9 pretation, planning or modification of [patient programs] a patient's
 10 plan of care. Supervision [of a] by the licensed physical therapist
 11 [assistant by a licensed] shall be continuous but shall not necessarily
 12 require the physical presence at the time and place where services are
 13 being performed. Provided further, however, such physical therapist
 14 [shall be on-site supervision, but not necessarily direct personal
 15 supervision] must be available for consultation with the physical thera-
 16 pist assistant or patient within a reasonable amount of time pursuant to
 17 the commissioner's regulations. The number of licensed physical thera-
 18 pist assistants supervised by one licensed physical therapist shall not
 19 exceed the ratio of four licensed physical therapist assistants to one
 20 licensed physical therapist as shall be determined by the commissioner's
 21 regulations insuring that there be adequate supervision in the best
 22 interest of public health and safety. Nothing in this section shall
 23 prohibit a hospital from employing physical therapist assistants,
 24 provided they work under the supervision of physical therapists desig-
 25 nated by the hospital and not beyond the scope of practice of a physical

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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